Overview

Find out what people are willing to sacrifice for family in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Launch Edition. Using the Dragon Engine, Yakuza 6 blends gritty crime story, hyper-explosive combat, and titillating distractions with lifelike animations, seamless transitions, and more. The Launch edition features a hardcover art book which doubles as a disc holder.

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Launch Edition

Commemorates the legendary Dragon of Dojima, featuring a sleek hardcover art book which doubles as a disc holder

The Song of Life

Dragon Engine allows you to explore the world of Yakuza like never before with detailed visuals, lifelike animations, a new physics engine, interactive storefronts, seamless transitions and more

Revamped minigames like karaoke, batting cages, darts, hostesses, and the SEGA arcade have been streamlined for maximum pleasure

Additions like the RIZAP Gym, Cat Cafe, and Clan Creator make perfect distractions after a long night of bashing heads

Play tourist in beautiful Onomichi, home to local activities like bar mingling, spearfishing, and more

Gritty crime story

Kazuma Kiryu is fresh out of prison after a 3-year sentence and comes to find out that his surrogate daughter, Haruka, has gone missing from the orphanage he looks after

Investigating her disappearance leads him to his old stomping grounds in Kamurocho, where he discovers that she has been struck by a car and now lies in a coma

To make matters worse, Kiryu learns that Haruka now has a son that he must look after.

With baby in tow, Kiryu journeys to the seaside town of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture to unravel the truth about Haruka, her son, and a sinister secret that the Hiroshima yakuza are harboring

Positive vs. Critical Reviews

Positive 98%

Critical 1%

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Love the game just wish it was steelcase

As expected, Yakuza does not stray from giving fans what they’d expect and more in several aspects that the developers wanted to refine. In the case of the sixth, they seemed to have focused on stunning graphics, a physics system, strong writing on a philosophical level, and a few other things. The story is captivating, the substories are fun and the immersion of living the life of the Dragon ingulfed in the affairs of the Yakuza underworld are filled with twists and turns.
As grand and brilliant as this installment felt, it also felt neglected in some aspects. The fighting mechanics were quite disappointing, especially coming from Yakuza 0. Kazuma only has one fighting style and the satisfaction of his dragon rage meter is lessened by the enemies being able to easily surpass it. The mini games were new and refreshing, but left me wanting more as they ended too quickly - namely the spear fishing. Though three mini games should suffice for the average fan.
Aside from this few gripes, this game still shines for the series. I cannot wait for what’s yet to come from the new protagonist and successor to Kazuma.